Get Into Fishing
Get into fishing with the Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often. Hundreds of events for all ages and abilities for anyone who wants to get into fishing are No-Cost/Low-Cost beginner sessions where you can learn to fish or get back into angling after a break. Nearly all of them are completely FREE!
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14 December 2023
Brothers discover how to get into…
News from Darren Birch, Angling Trust Regional Angling Development Officer for North West England I…
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24 November 2023
Be Quick! Apply for Get Fishing…
The Get Fishing Fund has grants of up to £2,500 for organisations to buy tackle, equipment, shelters…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Cancer and Pisces Trust is a cancer charity that aims to enhance the lives of those experiencing…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Middleborough Angling Club received funds from the Environment Agency via the Get Fishing Fund which…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Shaun Bell has been in touch with an update on a project he’s supporting with Ulceby Parish C…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Licenced Level 2 angling coach Gary Peet, in partnership with Sherwood Forest Fishery continued with…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Wybunbury Anglers Association have been running Get Fishing events with the help of funding from the…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held 3 “Get Fishing” events run wit…
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20 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Hartlepool & District Angling Club have been encouraging lots of new people into fishing after a…
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13 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Hartlepool & District Angling Club were successful in a bid for the ‘Get Fishing Fund’ provided…
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06 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
1st Martham Scouts received a Get Fishing Fund award to run events that gave 46 scouts the opportuni…
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01 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
South West Lakes have been delivering Get Fishing events with the help of the Get Fishing Fund. They…
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02 October 2023
The Angling Trust celebrates Black History…
The Angling Trust celebrates Black History Month 2023, which runs from 1-31 October and celebrates a…
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22 September 2023
The Environment Agency and Angling Trust…
Monday 2nd October launch date £200k of funding will get even more people fishing, more often Grants…
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31 August 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Middlesbrough Angling Club have been running Get Fishing events with the help of funding from the Ge…
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04 August 2023
Angling Clubs can help Visually Impaired…
The British Blind Sport Activity Finder is a great way to promote angling as being a VI friendly act…
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03 August 2023
Get into fishing and get a…
Want to get your hands on the brand new Blue Peter Sport badge, designed by football legend Leah Wil…
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01 August 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Earlier this year, The Bess of Hardwick Angling Club received a grant through the Get Fishing Fund t…
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19 July 2023
9 reasons why you should get…
mega popular – over 1million people fish regularly. mental health – combines nature, hea…
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14 July 2023
Make this a summer of fishing!…
School Summer Holiday is here so if you’re looking for things to do and what’s on this s…
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14 July 2023
We Fish As One campaign champion…
Senior NHS Nurse and Carp Team England angler Aimee Eaton will this month partner with Staffordshire…
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07 July 2023
Looking for summer holiday get into…
WHAT’S ON THIS SUMMER Beginner FISHING EVENTS July, August and September 2023 Have-a-go at fis…
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23 June 2023
Get Fishing for Wellbeing in London…
By Graham Mabey Regional Angling Development Officer, South East and London, Angling Trust. I want t…
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20 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Ashfield Angling Club have been busy this year rolling out a fantastic programme of Get Fishing even…
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16 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held follow-up “Get Fishing” events…
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08 June 2023
Celebrating Pride Month in 2023
The Angling Trust supports the LGBTQ+ community in angling and celebrates Pride Month 2023. As the N…
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08 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held Get Fishing events with local Scout, Cub a…
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01 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Bess of Hardwick Angling Club received funds which enabled them to deliver learn to fish days at…
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25 May 2023
NEW: Get Fishing for Wellbeing video…
We submitted a successful bid to Natural England to run three Get Fishing for Wellbeing Pilot Projec…
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15 May 2023
How is my fishing licence income…
As spring arrives many anglers will now be looking forward to getting out to enjoy the better weathe…
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15 May 2023
Football legend David Seaman highlights the…
Seaman appears in the latest Environment Agency campaign which highlights the mental health benefits…
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14 May 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Derby Young Angler’s project is a collaboration of local angling clubs that have joined forces t…
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11 May 2023
Stephen Crowe – EP. 9 –…
In Episode 9 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with Stephen Crowe about his life workin…
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19 April 2023
Get Fishing Fund improves mental health,…
A special fund for fishing run by angling’s NGB and the Environment Agency has helped thousands of p…
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05 April 2023
Spring into Fishing 2023 – book…
Spring into Fishing – register for a FREE fishing lesson and get the whole family outdoors Com…
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05 April 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Projects:…
So far in 2023, 113 Get Fishing Fund Projects have been awarded £197,939 in grants by the Environmen…
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03 April 2023
Reel Education – teaching maths, science…
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle and the Angling Trust launch innovative project for primary schools Shake…
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23 March 2023
Festival of Carp set to introduce…
The Carp Society will be running their hugely popular “Festival of Carp” event at Horseshoe Lake nea…
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19 March 2023
Happy Mother’s Day to all Fishing…
48% of teenage girls saying their mum, aunts and female role models encourage them to be active. Fis…
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08 March 2023
Portrait of Angler Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett features…
A unique portrait of angler Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett will feature in an Arts Council funded exhibition…
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23 February 2023
James Roche – EP. 8 –…
In Episode 8 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with James Roche about his winter fishin…
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23 February 2023
Spring into Fishing is back for…
Spring into Fishing is back for 2023 with free fishing sessions from the Angling Trust Nationwide e…
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05 December 2022
The Environment Agency and Angling Trust…
Press Release – for release by the Angling Trust on 5th December 2022 Monday 5th December laun…
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24 November 2022
Fishing could ease severe mental health…
[TRIGGER WARNING: This article refers to topics that some people might not be comfortable reading]…
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22 November 2022
All about the Reel Education schools’…
The ‘Reel Education’ programme is a new and innovative angling engagement programme. It is jointly f…
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22 November 2022
Angling Trust’s ‘Get Fishing’ videos highlight…
This year, the Angling Trust’s ‘Get Fishing’ campaign to get more people fishing more often, embarke…
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22 November 2022
Get Fishing for Wellbeing – how…
Last year (2021) the Angling Trust launched its Get Fishing for Wellbeing project to provide info fo…
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22 November 2022
A journey spreading kindness for Men’s…
Darren Birch at the Angling Trust describes the community partnership work happening with the North…
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22 November 2022
Angling trust need help of local…
The Angling Trust is looking to cast the net out to train and develop angling coaches on the Isle of…
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22 November 2022
Why we do love to be…
By Graham Mabey, Regional Angling Development Officer, London and Southeast England The Get Fishing…
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21 November 2022
Get Fishing Supporters – how are…
The Participation Team at the Angling Trust are on a mission to help angling clubs, coaches and fish…
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21 November 2022
Reel Education – fishing in primary…
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle and Angling Trust joined forces this year with a new school engagement pr…
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21 November 2022
Angling Coaching Update: Courses for angling…
Info about new angling qualifications, the courses and a brand new ‘Guide Assured’ qualification By…
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21 November 2022
How the Together Fund from Sport…
Working with Sport England – £150,000 of Together Fund for priority angling projects By James Roche,…
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21 November 2022
Environment Agency Get Fishing Fund helps…
The Get Fishing Team’s funding plans have had nationwide effect – how the Environment Ag…
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21 November 2022
Bringing ‘We Fish as One’ to…
Bringing ‘We Fish as One’ to Bristol By Dean Asplin, Regional Angling Development Manager, South of…
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21 November 2022
TikTok tactics bring bigger angling to…
Spreading the Get Fishing message is vital to attract new audiences. Jimmy Willis, Marketing Manager…
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15 November 2022
“I can go fishing again” helping…
Our Regional Angling Development Officer Darren Birch told us how a fellow member of his Wheelchair…
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08 November 2022
National Angling Strategy Annual Report 2021-22
The 2021/22 Annual Report of the National Angling Strategy features the latest highlights from the a…
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21 October 2022
Love Fishing, Love Nature – EP.…
In Episode 7 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with Liberty Denman about the Angling Tr…
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19 October 2022
How to get into fishing during…
There is an inactivity crisis happening right now, with 1.3 million girls in the UK dropping out of…
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19 October 2022
My Mum, My Hero – Marina…
“Fishing runs in the family & through my veins. My mum was 8 months pregnant when she cast…
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07 October 2022
Fishing “should work hard to be…
Carl Nye is a dedicated angling coach who works tirelessly to reach many families in and around Get…
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31 August 2022
Get Fishing (the easy way) |…
It’s the final week of National Fishing Month 2022 and it’s time to show you how you can…
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24 August 2022
Women’s Carp Fishing World Championships –…
The FIPSed Women’s Carp Fishing World Championships 2022 is being held here – in England ̵…
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24 August 2022
Who Can Go Fishing? | Week…
It’s week 4 of National Fishing Month, and we answer the question: Who can go fishing? We meet Women…
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17 August 2022
What am I going to catch?…
It’s week 3 of National Fishing Month – Jimmy Willis and James Roche chat about what fish you…
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09 August 2022
Week 2, National Fishing Month 2022…
It’s week 2 of National Fishing Month and Jimmy Willis chats with Liberty Denman about the environme…
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03 August 2022
Women’s Carp Team England member Aimee…
Top angler Aimee Eaton, who secured a coveted place on the Women’s England Carp Team this year, has…
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20 July 2022
Matt Hayes – EP. 6 –…
In Episode 6 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with angling royalty, Matt Hayes. It’s a…
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11 July 2022
National Fishing Month is back for…
Hundreds of free have-a-go events for families and newcomers this summer during the school holiday.
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08 June 2022
New Activity Alliance Annual Disability and…
National charity Activity Alliance – the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activi…
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31 May 2022
Medway Ghanaian Association goes fishing
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign helps people of all ages and abilities discover the a…
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24 May 2022
Angling Trust lands £150k investment for…
Priority Groups encouraged to apply for funding and help their audiences get fishing again. The Angl…
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19 May 2022
Take a Friend Fishing is back…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Take a Friend Fishing campaign runs from Saturday 28th May 28th to Sund…
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25 April 2022
From paddle boards to beach-cleans: Get…
We’ve all heard the saying “There’s more to fishing than catching fish” well…
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21 April 2022
Virtual Fisheries Forum | Get Involved…
In our next Virtual Fisheries Forum join us as we provide an introduction to the campaign and inform…
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06 April 2022
National Fishing Month – Get Out…
Following a successful relaunch in 2021, National Fishing Month is back for 2022! National Fishing M…
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01 April 2022
Easter Weekend 2022 activities for families…
The Angling Trust is casting-off Covid with an invitation to ‘Spring into Fishing’ at lo…
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26 March 2022
How To Go Beach Fishing with…
Want to learn how to go fishing from the beach but don’t know where to begin? You’re in…
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20 March 2022
Spring Into Fishing with the Angling…
Spring has officially arrived with today being the Spring Solstice, so now’s the time to get out and…
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18 March 2022
Parent’s pride as fishing is recognised…
Get Fishing with the kids this Easter: Child Protection Unit in Sport findings prove fishing is a &#…
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08 March 2022
CARP Team England | International Women’s…
For #InternationalWomensDay this year and to mark the launch of #WeFishAsOne, we caught up with the…
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01 March 2022
Anglers urged to support ‘We Fish…
Today we are launching our ‘We Fish As One’ community outreach campaign with seven key pilot sites b…
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18 February 2022
Grand Opening Angling Direct Cheltenham |…
Jimmy Willis heads to the Grand Opening of Angling Direct Cheltenham to see what help and advice is…
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15 February 2022
Half Term – things to do:…
If you’re a parent looking to make the most of the great outdoors with your family this school…
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28 January 2022
How To Go Pike Fishing |…
The video everyone’s been asking for! Here’s everything you need to know about float fis…
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28 January 2022
Three hotspots of England’s angling wildlife…
Enjoying the great outdoors and an appreciation for nature are all part of the immersive angling exp…
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28 January 2022
Social Prescribing Project Tackling Minds becomes…
Pioneering fishing group joins collective of partners championing highest professional standards Fis…
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19 January 2022
The Get Fishing Podcast – EP.…
In Episode 5 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with Dean Asplin, Angling Development Ma…
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17 January 2022
The Get Fishing Fund is back…
Press Release: Angling Trust and Environment Agency. Monday 17th December 2022. For Immediate Releas…
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21 December 2021
How To Catch A BIG Barbel…
Would you like to start catching bigger fish? Jimmy Willis heads out with river fishing expert, Jame…
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03 December 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back!
Christmas is a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water. Taking…
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29 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund creates priceless angling…
Get Fishing Blog Tom Humphreys – Regional Angling Development Officer, Angling Trust At the An…
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12 November 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back…
Take a Friend Fishing is back… Get together with a friend and create some amazing angling memories!…
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12 November 2021
Graham Mabey Vlog from Get Fishing…
Back in September, Graham Mabey (Angling Development Officer – South East) visited a Get Fishi…
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08 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Fishing…
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04 November 2021
How Did Hassan Khan Get A…
How did Hassan Khan get one of the most sought-after jobs in angling, as the Media Presenter at Nash…
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03 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
POINT About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: POINT supports families who have children and/or…
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02 November 2021
National Angling Strategy Annual Report 2020-21
The Annual Report of the National Angling Strategy for 2020/21 has just been released. The report sh…
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01 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Norfolk Hospice About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Fishing sessions helped have been…
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30 October 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Exeter and District Angling Association About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Exeter and Dis…
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30 October 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Sean’s Place About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Liverpool based charity Sean’s Place was…
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17 September 2021
The Get Fishing Awards from the…
The #GetFishingAwards are here! The Angling Trust developed the Get Fishing Awards to help take you…
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27 August 2021
The Get Fishing Podcast – EP.…
In episode 3 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with Hassan Khan (Angling Trust Ambassad…
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22 August 2021
The Canal & River Trust’s National…
Held every year on the third weekend of September, this event is the UK’s largest national celebrati…
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11 August 2021
Marina Gibson’s Five Reasons to Give…
Marina Gibson’s five reasons to give fishing a go this summer! National Fishing Month is happ…
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29 July 2021
Jodie Kidd urges families across the…
The model and racing driver is urging all families to ‘give fishing a try’ as part of National Fishi…
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21 July 2021
Take a Friend Fishing 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back for summer 2021, giving even more people the chance to get out fishing…
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16 July 2021
The Get Fishing Podcast – EP.…
In Episode 2 of The Get Fishing Podcast, Jimmy Willis chats with Dean Asplin (Angling Develop…
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07 July 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back!…
Take a Friend Fishing is back for summer 2021, giving even more people the chance to get out fishing…
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17 June 2021
Supermarket Baits – Part 2 |…
Spring is a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water. The new Ge…
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13 June 2021
Supermarket Baits – Part 1 |…
Spring is a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water. The new Ge…
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29 May 2021
The Get Fishing Podcast is here!
The Get Fishing Podcast is here! You can watch the whole episode on the Get Fishing YouTube channel…
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19 May 2021
“There’s so much more to fishing…
As restrictions start to lift and people look for outdoor activities to enjoy with friends and famil…
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18 May 2021
Artist Andy Steer to be new…
Artist Andy Steer – well known for his “Angling Knots” films and illustrations – becomes an An…
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14 May 2021
It’s more than “Just fishing” –…
We first met Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett when she helped us to get fishing involved in Sport England̵…
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12 May 2021
Fish-a-Bility: How one angling club help…
Sue Galloway is a Licenced Level 2 Angling Coach who helped run special ‘Fish-a-Bility’…
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12 May 2021
iCARP – helping military veterans overcome…
A programme, developed in Essex, England, is changing the lives of military veterans by helping them…
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12 May 2021
Get Fishing, connect with nature and…
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often. We will be sup…
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01 May 2021
Super Student Sam’s Story of Amazing…
We received an amazing email from Debbie Jones, a Teacher at Triple Crown Centre, Solihull – i…
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05 March 2021
Emma Harrison tells us about “We…
When Emma Harrison got in touch with our Head of Participation Clive Copeland late last year, the fi…
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03 March 2021
Read how Dad to be DJ…
Let’s face it, the year 2020 was pretty well… rubbish! The new virus, lockdowns and rest…
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29 January 2021
Angling Direct delivers major boost to…
New collaboration will encourage more people to give fishing a go Campaign raises awareness of the h…
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19 January 2021
GET FISHING WINTER SERIES
Winter is a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water. The new Ge…
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28 December 2020
Take a Prince Fishing – read…
Dave Munt is a Club and Fishery Development Officer for the Angling Trust and he gets to work with s…
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24 December 2020
Dawley Angling Society supports ‘Take a…
Dawley Angling Society based in Telford, Shropshire is supporting the ‘Take a Friend Fishing&#…
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24 December 2020
Mat Woods and Korum say “Take…
Mat Woods, lure angling fan and Korum Brand Manager has given us a great bit of feedback on the plan…
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14 December 2020
Take a Friend Fishing is back!…
Press Release For Immediate Release 14th December 2020 Take a Friend Fishing is back! Give the gift…
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01 December 2020
£100k Get Fishing Fund to benefit…
New Get Fishing Fund will fund more opportunities for new anglers Environment Agency reports over a…
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30 November 2020
2 Minute Watch: Rob Hughes explains…
Why should your club or fishery get its Fishmark Certificate? Here, carp fishing legend and fishing…
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29 November 2020
9 things you need to know…
We asked James Roche, one of our Partnership Development Managers, why you should forward this page…
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22 November 2020
Clubs and Fisheries: Read what Angling…
Angling Trust CEO Jamie Cook explains why it’s important – but simple – for coarse…
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14 August 2020
Take a Friend Fishing FREE this…
Rod licence holding anglers can take a friend fishing for a day between 14th August – 4th Octo…
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06 August 2020
Do our survey on fishing and…
We’d like to identify any positive impact on wellbeing that angling has provided since lockdow…
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05 August 2020
7 Top Tips to Take a…
Take a Friend Fishing runs from 14th August to 4th October 2020 – that means that during the e…
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05 August 2020
Lockdown and fishing – has angling…
We’re looking for stories from you that highlight the positive impact on mental health that an…
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01 August 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Chatsworth House…
Terms & Conditions of the Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Chatsworth House Promotion in…
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31 July 2020
Take a Friend Fishing extended to…
The campaign has been extended to run from the 14th August to the 4th October Following the success…
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13 May 2020
Angling is back!
Last week the Angling Trust launched its #WhenWeFishAgain campaign – with thousands of the angling c…
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20 April 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence…
Terms & Conditions of the Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence Promotion in A…
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17 March 2020
Angling Testimonial – PTSD Essex military…
Dave Brown, a Senior Officer at HMP Norwich and Co-Founder of Britannia Veterans Centre Norwich, tal…
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05 March 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence…
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence Promotion (with Get Fishing book, Fishing Li…
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05 March 2020
WIN a fishing licence and angling…
This year the 12-month, 3-rod trout and coarse fishing licence commemorates much loved angler John W…
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14 February 2020
Tell us your ‘Good News’ coaching…
Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer wants to hear fr…
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14 February 2020
TV and Radio’s Matthew Wright reviews…
Popular TV and talkRADIO presenter, journalist and lifelong keen angler Matthew Wright let's us know…
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28 January 2020
Hayley Clapperton is new Ambassador for…
Hayley Clapperton, Managing Director of Bait-Tech Ltd and all-round angling supporter has been annou…
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28 January 2020
New project to get more people…
The Angling Trust has just announced a new project to promote angling in Wales. ‘Fishing In Wales’ i…
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23 January 2020
IMPORTANT: Safeguarding News and Update –…
By Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer: “Recen…
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15 January 2020
Meet an expert child angler –…
Award-winning TV company Boom are producing a brand-new series called ‘Meet the Experts’ focusing on…
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09 January 2020
AIR Group to sponsor CARP Team…
The AIR Group have given their backing to the Ladies Carp Team ahead of what will be their biggest y…
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24 December 2019
The 12 Days of Fishmas
The ’12 Days of Fishmas’ start on Christmas Day 2019 and each day we’re giving awa…
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06 December 2019
Sport England – Active Lives Children…
Sport England has this week announced its Active Lives Children Survey, which looks at participation…
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05 December 2019
North East Veterans Use Fishing to…
Veterans living at Launchpad’s Avondale House in Byker used fishing as a way to get outdoors and hel…
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04 December 2019
Lisa Wilson – New Angling Trust…
At their recent AGM and ‘Building A Brighter Future’ Angling Conference, the Angling Trust have anno…
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03 December 2019
England chosen to host inaugural Ladies…
History will be made in 2020 as England has been chosen to host the inaugural Ladies World Carp Angl…
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03 December 2019
Records fall as five new fish…
The British Record Fish Committee met in London on 27th November 2019 to consider, and subsequently…
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04 November 2019
Community Sport and Recreation Awards –…
Entries for the 2020 Community Sport and Recreation Awards are now open! This is a fantastic opportu…
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23 October 2019
It’s time for #FishingHour!
We’ve kicked off a new Twitter campaign called #FishingHour to bring the angling Twitter commu…
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22 October 2019
A model venue – chub fishing…
The other day we saw a nice post on one of Facebook’s single-species fishing groups. If you ar…
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17 October 2019
Get Fishing and empty your Stress…
“Stress is one of the most common things we Brits experience. In the largest ever stress surve…
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09 October 2019
How we got Combwich village fishing
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust’s Partnership Development Manager (South), gives an account of a re…
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25 September 2019
Come on – let’s get people…
Although this time of year sees fewer opportunities for people to go fishing Dean Asplin talks us th…
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24 September 2019
Hundreds hooked on fishing in Corby
Over 400 young people from all over Northamptonshire have been well and truly hooked on fishing this…
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19 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: Fishing is effort…
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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19 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: How fishing can…
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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17 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: Fishing and Mindfulness
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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10 September 2019
Somerset Wildlife Trust – thanks for…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager heard back from the Somerset Wildlife Tru…
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02 September 2019
Sussex fishing event is a hit…
With the school holidays coming to a close, Hassocks and District Angling Association held a beginne…
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30 August 2019
Will Millard joins angling’s support for…
Explorer, presenter and writer Will Millard, who recently starred in BBC1 TV series ‘Go Fish&#…
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29 August 2019
Angling supporting Sport England’s new ‘We…
An inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – has today been launched to support the…
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23 August 2019
Young Anglers turn out at Creekmoor…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager saw new anglers in the making at a Family…
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07 August 2019
We all know fishing is relaxing…
When Angling Trust Head of Participation Clive Copeland heard about the work that iCARP does to redu…
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02 August 2019
Young Anglers Gain Awards at Family…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager saw new anglers in the making at a Family…
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25 July 2019
Future Anglers in the Making at…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager (South) oversaw a hugely successful Schoo…
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03 July 2019
County Durham Anglers Get Fishing Defib
Dave Munt visited Eden Grange Fishery, County Durham to see a new Angling Improvement Fund otter fen…
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20 June 2019
Go Fish! with Will Millard –…
4×30 min episodes aired on BBC One Wales on Fridays at 7.30pm between Friday 21 June and Friday…
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06 June 2019
Brown Angling Ladies Carp Team England…
A nail biting and exciting finish saw England’s lionesses secure a bronze medal at the inaugural Lad…
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22 May 2019
Come and join the launch of…
CELEBRATE WITH US! Come and join the launch of London Rivers Week 2019! At Birchmere Lake, Thamesmea…
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22 May 2019
Barnet & District club gets the…
Barnet & District Angling Club hold an annual “Angling Open Day” each spring that gives anyone t…
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20 May 2019
Angling supports new research to help…
(Photo Credit: Llyn Brenig’s Wheelyboat provides disabled anglers, and wheelchair users in par…
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14 May 2019
Appy Days!
Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer with a couple of…
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13 May 2019
Clubbing together means females ‘Spring Into…
In recent weeks I’ve spoken with many current as well as prospective female anglers. More than in al…
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07 May 2019
Florence catches her first fish at…
A busy spring calendar of events has seen new anglers of all ages and abilities picking up a rod or…
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08 April 2019
Biggest ever ‘Let’s Fish!’ campaign announced
Biggest ever ‘Let’s Fish!’ campaign announced Canal & River Trust and Angling Trust aim to get t…
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08 April 2019
National Fever! as Junior and Schools…
The Angling Trust’s historic Youth, Junior and Schools national angling competition returns this sum…
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20 March 2019
Seven clubs and fisheries to get…
Seven new Coulam 16 Wheelyboats will enable angling clubs and fisheries to provide disabled anglers,…
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18 March 2019
“Predator Academy” gets kids fishing
15 youngsters had a great introduction to pike fishing at the Fourth “Hull & District Anglers’ A…
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06 March 2019
Have a Reel Adventure this Easter
Looking for something different to entertain the kids over Easter? Want to get them away from their…
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31 January 2019
Spring Into Fishing this March with…
Spring Into Fishing 2019 2nd to 30th March Forget the cold winter weather… Spring Into Fishing…
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18 December 2018
This Girl Can: Tracy, Sascha and…
Tracy Halls sent us some brilliant This Girl Can pics of her and her daughters in action carp and se…
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09 December 2018
This Girl Can: A Fishing Challenge
Fishing isn’t only a source of great excitement it can be a means of setting a personal challenge to…
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06 December 2018
This girl Can: Three Generations Get…
After seeing our connection with This Girl Can‘s new Fit Got Real campaign, Fishing Family …
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05 December 2018
This Girl Can: Fishing, painting, wildlife……
Wildlife artist Claire Brownlow has spent her whole life fishing and it’s the inspiration for her ar…
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27 November 2018
Are boys or girls better at…
At this year’s BBC Countryfile Live, BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Faye Hatcher asked Sarah Collins, C…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Bev, carp…
Last year Bev Clifford was among angling’s most enthusiastic supporters for This Girl Can’s campaign…
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25 October 2018
Fit Got Real – join in…
Angling has once again joined in with Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign for the launch of…
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25 October 2018
How This Girl Can get fishing…
Jo Stephenson, Hardy Fly Fishing & Angling Trust Ambassador, Pike Guide and BBC Big Fish semi-fi…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Chloe’s catfish
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – How fishing…
Amelia contacted us to tell us how going fishing has helped her cope with anxiety – it’s…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can make fishing fit…
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – These are…
Sue Arthur sent us her This Girl Can pic with just one sentence… “Usually these smiles are res…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Belinda’s first…
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – The Mindfulness…
Heather Lauriston discovered how fishing has a powerful element of mindfulness which is therapeutic…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can… learn to carp…
Claire Cummins told us about a non-stop weekend of fishing at Ladies Carp Academy in Yorkshire and h…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Helping others…
Bridget Dawson believes that angling is one of the few truly inclusive sports that anyone can try. S…
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23 October 2018
Wild Pond Transformed by Habitat Improvements…
How one Cambridge fishing club proved that working in partnership could create a fantastic base its…
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22 October 2018
From Magnificent Mersey match to Picturesque…
The venues for two Get Fishing events in one day couldn’t have been more different. What they both h…
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15 October 2018
This Girl Can Get Hooked on…
Get Hooked on Fishing’s CEO, Sarah Collins is supporting This Girl Can again in 2018 and told…
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15 October 2018
This Girl Can – Get Fishing:…
How you can get involved with This Girl Can – Get Fishing… Tweet or post pictures, video…
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14 October 2018
Anne Woodcock knows that This Girl…
Anne Woodcock has spent her life involved in fishing and is devoted to using all aspects of angling…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can be a Fishing…
In the last couple of years Fishing Mum has become something of a Twitter phenomenon! The account te…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can be part of…
Megan is the mum part of Family Fishing UK – a family that has discovered how going fishing can insp…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can – Marina Gibson…
Marina Gibson is a truly passionate angler who has dedicated a significant part of her life to fishi…
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03 October 2018
Getting more juniors fishing – we’re…
Angling needs to get more juniors into our sport – away from their screens and reconnected wit…
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21 September 2018
Grandson Ollie and hundreds more become…
James Roche, who is a Partnership Development Manager for the Angling Trust was almost overrun by en…
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17 September 2018
Julia’s House Children’s Hospice goes fishing
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin’s latest blog tells us about a recent angling trip w…
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14 September 2018
The Perfect Gift – Take A…
The mellow, warm days of early autumn provide the perfect opportunity to give a friend the perfect g…
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13 September 2018
Give fishing a go at the…
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing team will be at the Lure Angling World Championships, Rutland Water…
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02 September 2018
Fishing for Positive Mental Health helps…
On September 8th, a group of anglers in Cornwall took part in Fishing for Positive Mental Health. Th…
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09 August 2018
Thousands Get Hooked on Fishing at…
Angling reached another milestone this summer when over 1,000 people had a go at fishing during what…
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07 August 2018
Wild Weather and Wide Smiles for…
The infamous British weather tried its very best to confuse the public last weekend for the launch o…
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23 July 2018
Suffolk Water Park to Host Huge…
A brilliant new angling event is coming to Suffolk Water Park on Saturday 25thAugust. If you’ve ever…
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23 July 2018
My angle on fishing fatherhood… Dean…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin blogs about a life-changing personal best and its im…
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19 July 2018
Free Fishing Fun For Everyone –…
The football World Cup may be over, but another great sporting events kicks off in less than two wee…
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17 July 2018
MP joins Angling Trust call to…
With the World Cup now over and the school holidays looming, many parents face the prospect of findi…
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05 July 2018
FREE: Have a go at fishing…
If you, your partner or kids are coming to Fish O Mania this year remember it’s completely FREE to e…
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05 July 2018
Angling Club organises Litter Pick after…
Dave Munt our Club & Fishery Development Officer for the East of England is Chairman of Billingh…
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26 June 2018
Dramatic improvements see Teesside fishery scoop…
Dramatic improvements to a Teesside fishery which has seen it develop into a valuable community spac…
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21 June 2018
Volunteering Excellence Award for Devon Angling…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin’s latest blog tells us about a recent visit to…
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21 June 2018
Lets Fish! Canal & River Trust…
The Canal & River Trust, the charity which cares for 2,000 miles of waterways across England and…
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15 June 2018
Celebrities Endorse National Fishing Month 2018
If you’ve wondered what National Fishing Month is or why every July and August, there’s…
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15 June 2018
Fishing TV’s Official Partner Angling Trust’s…
FISHING TV’S INAUGURAL WORLD FISHING DAY IS TAKING PLACE ON 23RD JUNE 2018 – OFFICIAL PARTNER…
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14 June 2018
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ campaign continues…
Following on from the successful launch of the How To Fish campaign last year, this digital initiati…
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12 June 2018
Spring Into Fishing sees record numbers…
The 2018 Spring Into Fishing campaign saw six events take place throughout March and April around th…
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07 June 2018
Beaucroft School Get Fishing in Dorset
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin reports back on school fishing sessions which are in…
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04 June 2018
Dean Asplin On Fishing Solving Social…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin tells us how he’s funding fishing sessions to help s…
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21 May 2018
Angling Trust and Canal & River…
The Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust have joined forces to increase the number of people fi…
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18 May 2018
Why not ‘Learn to Fish’ this…
Do you or the family fancy taking up fishing? Northumbrian Water’s special “Multi-Bait Fishing” less…
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18 May 2018
National Campaign to Get Fishing is…
Get Fishing, the nationwide campaign to encourage more people to give fishing a go, has over 300 fun…
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17 May 2018
Number of Junior Fishing Licences on…
The number of young people fishing has increased significantly since the introduction of free junior…
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09 May 2018
World Fishing day and Angling Trust…
The Angling Trust’s “Get Fishing” campaign has joined up with World Fishing Day to help more c…
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27 April 2018
Angling Trust Carp Championships Launched
The Angling Trust Carp Championships launched earlier this week, on Tuesday 24th April, and it will…
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16 April 2018
Easter Family Fishing at Whiteacres by…
A blog from Get Fishing ambassador and On The Bank TV presenter, Rob Hughes, recounting a recent fam…
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16 April 2018
Spring Into Fishing 2018 is a…
After a successful inaugural campaign last year, Spring Into Fishing has grown from strength to stre…
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28 March 2018
Spring Into Coaching – An Angler’s…
Viewed through the lens of “Spring Into Fishing”, an Angling Trust mass participation event held at…
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13 March 2018
Free Family Fishing Fun this Easter…
The Easter holiday heralds the start of the Take A Friend Fishing (TAFF) campaign for 2018. It’s des…
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01 March 2018
New Environment Agency Fishing Licences Released
The new images on our fishing licences have been unveiled today, 1 March, created by renowned artist…
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20 February 2018
Spring Into Fishing and Win Fishing…
Join in with Spring Into Fishing and you could be one of the lucky winners with Fishingmegastore.com…
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08 February 2018
Spring Into Fishing to launch at…
Spring Into Fishing and the Northern Angling Show have joined forces for an extra special launch to…
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07 February 2018
Environment Agency release 2016/17 Fisheries Annual…
The Environment Agency has released the annual fisheries report detailing how fishing licence income…
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06 February 2018
Northumbrian Water launch their Learn to…
Northumbrian Water have announced details of their fantastic Learn to Fish programme with events run…
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09 January 2018
Spring Into Fishing this March with…
Spring Into Fishing March 3rd – 31st 2018 Find a venue near you With the worst of winter nearl…
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13 December 2017
A Year to Remember for Mid…
Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working with Northamptonshire bas…
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05 December 2017
Young Anglers Getting Young People Fishing
Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working with the Young Anglers pr…
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11 October 2017
Find Fighting Fit Fly Fishing at…
Angling Development Officer Dave Evans has teamed up with Thames Water to run free fly fishing sessi…
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05 October 2017
Fishing Camp for school children is…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin has worked with Sunflowers at Grafton a charity whos…
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29 September 2017
Free Fishing Family Fun – Take…
Families are being encouraged to give the kids something excitingly different to do this half term b…
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21 September 2017
How Barford Lakes is getting more…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working to support Sarah Thomson at Barford…
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20 September 2017
National Fishing Month Silver Jubilee –…
National Fishing Month (NFM) continues as one of the largest fishing participation initiatives, foll…
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20 September 2017
Fishing For Positive Mental Health
With fishing as their motivation, but simply relaxing as their true goal, a small group of men recen…
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18 September 2017
5 Star Feedback on how to…
Our Angling Development Officer Daniel Williams has let us know about a brilliant Get Back Into Angl…
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12 September 2017
Junior fishing licences up by 25%
In welcome news from the Environment Agency, new figures reveal that sales of junior fishing licence…
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12 September 2017
Sol catches his first carp and…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin helped fund fishing sessions for complete beginners…
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12 September 2017
How the Nation is Joining Celebs…
A third of the adult population in England has been fishing at least once in their lives. For a spor…
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11 September 2017
Hazel takes her grandson fishing for…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin has recently helped a grandmother and grandson who w…
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10 September 2017
Mum, Ben, Sam all now hooked…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin was involved in arranging a fishing session for fami…
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09 September 2017
Mums and kids enjoy family days,…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Our “Let’s Go Family Fishing” initiati…
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09 September 2017
Let’s Go Family Fishing!
Dean Asplin Partnership Development Manager (South) for the Angling Trust, urges clubs and fisheries…
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07 September 2017
Praise For Poringland
One of angling’s best known administrators praised Poringland Lakes for its flagship Let’s Go Family…
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07 September 2017
Get Back Into Angling! Free sessions…
Did you enjoy fishing but stopped for some reason? Thought about starting again but been too busy? N…
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07 September 2017
Fishing magic? How’s this for a…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Nottingham Piscatorial Society sponsor…
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03 September 2017
Know someone who stopped fishing? Help…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Know someone who stopped fishing for s…
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01 September 2017
Make time to take time fishing
Hayden Sharp’s dad Stuart let us know that his family have been snowed under with a house move, work…
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30 August 2017
Full House at Family Fun Day
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Poringland Lakes’ Family Fishing Fun D…
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26 August 2017
Anglers with special needs use fishing’s…
Our Club & Fishery Development Officer Dave Munt helped a local community group fund its project…
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20 August 2017
Don’t forget why YOU first went…
Remember how you got into fishing? There’s a good chance a family member took you to begin with. We…
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17 August 2017
Roche Gets Tench and Carp For…
Last year Long Eaton & Victoria Angling Society celebrated being awarded just under £10,000 from…
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15 August 2017
Fishmark Certificate Benefits Disabled Anglers
Seaham Angling Sea Fishing Club take young disability groups from Blue Watch Youth Centre out on wee…
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14 August 2017
Angling acorns planted at Oak Tree…
Young people from across Nottinghamshire have enjoyed the chance to go fishing at a series of weekly…
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09 August 2017
Abbey Lake makes fishing fun!
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin worked with Abbey Lake Angling Club who hosted a gre…
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08 August 2017
Get Back Into Angling – Mission…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Ken Eaton wrote to tell me about a Get…
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25 July 2017
This Girl Can… go fishing!
Fishing has joined up with This Girl Can, the celebration of active women that aims to inspire femal…
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19 June 2017
Squad announced for Carp Fishing Tri-Nations…
Carp Team England manager Rob Hughes has announced the starting line-up for the forthcoming Tri-Nati…
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15 June 2017
Fishing backs Women in Sport and…
Women’s Sport Week returns this 19th to 25th June to champion a packed summer of fantastic wom…
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14 June 2017
Bev Clifford encourages all anglers to…
Carp-Talk owner Bev Clifford is once again encouraging all anglers to take a female fishing later th…
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06 June 2017
Leonard Cheshire Disability anglers rewarded with…
We heard from Keith Pope who helps organise fishing sessions for the Leonard Cheshire Disability car…
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10 March 2016
Explosion Heats Up the Tees! Winning…
Dave Munt is one of Angling Participation's stalwarts. He's been showing people how to fish for year…
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04 March 2016
Perchfection! The lure of a new…
Dean Asplin has been with the Angling Trust since it formed in 2009. He loves his carp fishing but d…
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03 March 2016
Grubbing around for barbel… Trying something…
James Roche is the Senior Regional Officer for the Angling Trust covering the North of England. He e…
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01 March 2016
Days of Dace… and other things!…
Rob Hughes is the manager of Carp Team England and an internationally known carp angler. However, wh…
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